HuH ? The Bruins thwarted the Flyers 6 ZIP, Lucic hammered Rinaldo, Horton got into a fight, Boychuk fought Barbara Striesand, Peverley scrapped with Voracek protecting Thomas and Marchand got the gate all in the last game they played.

HuH ? The Bruins thwarted the Flyers 6 ZIP, Lucic hammered Rinaldo, Horton got into a fight, Boychuk fought Barbara Striesand, Peverley scrapped with Voracek protecting Thomas and Marchand got the gate all in the last game they played. Where were you seeing no emotion during warmups tonight ?Posted by SanDogBrewin

But seriously, I was watching Horton and clearly, this guy doesn't want to play...Krejci and Horton are not delivering. It's a chance that the Bruins have depth, but imagine how good we would be with a first line producing as expected !! Are the money players waiting for post Holidays break to begin to play ??

But seriously, I was watching Horton and clearly, this guy doesn't want to play...Krejci and Horton are not delivering. It's a chance that the Bruins have depth, but imagine how good we would be with a first line producing as expected !! Are the money players waiting for post Holidays break to begin to play ??Posted by Remi72

I honestly don't see what the nick picking is about! What this team lacks in a particular bonafide !st line? They make up for it in spades in depth! No team in the NHL has a top to bottom team like the Bruins right now! NO TEAM! Enjoy it & stop being a no pleaser!

Some people think that if your not up the top of the nhl scoring how can you have a good team. This team leads the nhl in goal differential by a wide margin which where it really counts that and winning of course.

At times it appears that Horton is floating, and then he awakens to make a good defensive play, and initiates an offensive breakout. Any criticism of Seguin forgets that at 19 he is still learning, and focusing on defense , more than offense.

I thought Seguin played one of his best games in a while last night. He looked like he was physically involved in the play. He was skating hard on the backcheck and I saw him finish a couple of good checks on the forecheck. I also think Horton played a pretty good game, though the only real memorable moment was that great rush along the right side wing through a couple of defenders where he hit Hamill along the left side face off dot for a one timer that Price robbed him on.

As far as 18 is concerned, he is going to receive a ton of leeway from these eyes. I remember a couple of years ago I started to admit that my favorite Bruin was not quite as good as I once thought he was. Not too long after that, the cobwebes cleared and 37 proved he was better then I ever thought he was. 18 had a major brain injury last season that some might remember. I hope he'll be fine, but I won't blame the results on, effort or on a lack of emotion, because I can't know how much affect the Brain injury continues to have.

If you wanted two players to question, I may have gone with 19 and 46, but even that is probably nitpicking.

This game of bounces will ketch up with everyone's ability soon...Claude knows who needs to pick their games up and their minutes will tell you...#37 is the silent leader out on the ice and he'll bump those that need it too....God Bless The Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Champions....

I feel like people have this vision of Horton in their head that was never really there. Yes he was a playoff hero and scored a few HUGE goals for us, but besides the first 10 games of last year I've never seen him as a dominant player. He's the guy who has all the tools to be great, but doesn't really put it together (not to say he is not still a top 6 winger). Sometimes he may look like he's drifting, but I think that's more due to his long powerful strides than anything else. I think any of us that have played enough sports realize that this happens. There is always the gazelle-like player who looks like he's slacking whenever he isn't easily blowing by somebody. Out of our top 4 wingers, I'd say Horton is the worst, but still very good. He has a really good shot that takes a year to get off, can protect the puck well in the corners, and is a pretty good passer but not great. He doesn't take defenseman to the net very often or net many Seguin-like shots that make the goalie look like he's in slow motion.

But......who cares? That's what makes the Bruins great right now. Instead of paying one or two forwards $6-8M we have a handful of $3-5M 3-zone character guys who stick to the system and play as a team. Perfect if you ask me....

I feel like people have this vision of Horton in their head that was never really there. Yes he was a playoff hero and scored a few HUGE goals for us, but besides the first 10 games of last year I've never seen him as a dominant player. He's the guy who has all the tools to be great, but doesn't really put it together (not to say he is not still a top 6 winger). Sometimes he may look like he's drifting, but I think that's more due to his long powerful strides than anything else. I think any of us that have played enough sports realize that this happens. There is always the gazelle-like player who looks like he's slacking whenever he isn't easily blowing by somebody. Out of our top 4 wingers, I'd say Horton is the worst, but still very good. He has a really good shot that takes a year to get off, can protect the puck well in the corners, and is a pretty good passer but not great. He doesn't take defenseman to the net very often or net many Seguin-like shots that make the goalie look like he's in slow motion. But......who cares? That's what makes the Bruins great right now. Instead of paying one or two forwards $6-8M we have a handful of $3-5M 3-zone character guys who stick to the system and play as a team. Perfect if you ask me....Posted by Chappy28

This is all I would take issue with in your post. Horton often drives the net taking the D with him and he has a rocket shot (although it takes awhile to release it). You're correct though in that some folks are expecting dominance from a guy that's never really dominated. I like what he brings to the table with all things considered (age/salary/ big-time goals, etc.).

In Response to Re: 18 AND 19 - Now would be a good time : This is all I would take issue with in your post. Horton often drives the net taking the D with him and he has a rocket shot (although it takes awhile to release it). You're correct though in that some folks are expecting dominance from a guy that's never really dominated. I like what he brings to the table with all things considered (age/salary/ big-time goals, etc.).Posted by dezaruchi

.......grit , good size, tough enough to not shy away from sticking up for himself and the fact that he's a local boy for me along with Dan Paille.

what makes the bruins so good is they dont need to lean on one or two guys to do all the scoring, they have 3 lines that are able to put the puck in the net, Horton will take time and he's streaky anyway, Seguin is very young and needs to play more physical at times, he tends to skate by the play but he's still getting better and LMAO @ the barbara streisand comment